#8255EE#8255EE

#8255EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.218 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8255EE
RGB	rgb(130, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(258, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(258, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 53.01, -70.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 88.48, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% 0.0806 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.218 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.8827, 17.4149, 82.7646)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8255EE #C1EE55

analogous

#5574EE #8255EE #CE55EE

triadic

#8255EE #EE8255 #55EE82

tetradic

#8255EE #EE5574 #C1EE55 #55EECE

square

#8255EE #EE5574 #C1EE55 #55EECE

split-complementary

#8255EE #EECE55 #74EE55

monochromatic

#4312B6 #591DE8 #8255EE #AB8DF4 #D4C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#8255EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8255EE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8255EE

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8255EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8255EE	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0071EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#617A9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8255ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.218 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae87f5',
    500: '#8255ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8255ee;
$custom-light: #ae87f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8255ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58131,
    "c": 0.21811,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8255EE

secondary

#DBEBB4

accent

#DE079F

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110B17

muted

#807C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8255EE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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